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French-Indian War
The war supplied Great Britain with enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
Navigation Acts
A series of laws passed by the British Parliament imposed restrictions on colonial trade. Caused resentment against colonies. -
stamp act
A tax on anything on paper including newspapers even a deck of playing cards. -
Quartering Act
Allowed royal governors to find homes and buildings to quarter or house British soldiers. This only also angered the colonists by having what appeared to be foreign soldiers boarded in American cities and taking away their authority to keep the soldiers distant.